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Murder by Television
A STORY OF A PERFECT CRIME
4.2(22)19350h 53m
James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, refuses to sell the process to television companies, who then send agents to acquire the invention any way they can. On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.
- Director
- Clifford Sanforth
- Created by
- Clifford Sanforth
- Writers
- Joseph O'Donnell
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Cast

Bela Lugosi
Arthur Perry

June Collyer
June Houghland

Huntley Gordon
Dr. Henry M. Scofield

George Meeker
Police Chief Nelson

Charles Hill Mailes
James Houghland

Claire McDowell
Mrs. Houghland

Hattie McDaniel
Isabella
Allen Jung
Ah Ling

Henry Hall
Hammond

Charles K. French
Donald M. Jordan
Larry Francis
Mendoza

Billy Sullivan
Reardon - Watchman (as William 'Billy' Sullivan)

William H. Tooker
Allen (as William Tooker)

Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Wally Dean
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lew Hicks
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Frank Meredith
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (Uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Clifford SanforthDirector
Writing
- Joseph O'DonnellScreenplay
Production
- Clifford SanforthExecutive Producer
- Edward M. SpitzAssociate Producer
Camera
- Arthur ReedDirector of Photography
- James S. Brown Jr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Leslie F. WilderEditor